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An Interview with Kristen Hengtgen of The Education Trust
Kristen Hengtgen, Ph.D. is a senior analyst on The Education Trust’s P-12 policy team and co-author of their new report, Increasing Access to Advanced Coursework in Massachusetts.
In this interview, she joins Mass Insight’s managing director of advocacy & public affairs, John Schneider, to discuss the report’s findings and recommendations. You can find the report here: https://edtrust.org/resource/increasing-access-to-advanced-coursework-in-massachusetts/
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